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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
28 - 6 - 0 |
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178 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada is looking to clinch.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Yamada throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gracie shoots in but Yamada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamada scores with a leg kick.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie moves out of range as Yamada throws a body kick.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Yamada is defending it quite comfortably.
Yamada manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yamada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a few strikes there.
Yamada scores with a body shot.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Yamada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada lands a shot to the body.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Yamada tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie is working for takedown but Yamada is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Yamada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Yamada stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Yamada pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamada doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamada misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Yamada connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamada sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Yamada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yamada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamada.
Yamada connects with the punch.
Yamada stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Yamada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Yamada moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamada.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws the left hand but Yamada avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yamada keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Yamada has managed to sweep!
Yamada stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
Yamada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Yamada settles back down.
Yamada leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Yamada wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamada is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Yamada's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie postures up in Yamada's guard and throws a big left but Yamada blocks it.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamada wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie distracts Yamada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yamada is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yamada has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamada defends it easily.
Yamada wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yamada passes into side control.
Yamada will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yamada's best efforts.
Yamada wants to stand up but Gracie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yamada's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yamada's back!
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamada defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamada tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada lands a jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Yamada throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamada tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Kane Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Gracie.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to work over Yamada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie has Yamada pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gracie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yamada tumbling to the mat - Gracie dives into Yamada's guard.
Gracie throws a strike but Yamada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamada stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Yamada drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Yamada manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
Yamada gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yamada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamada is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamada down to the mat. Yamada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamada throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamada.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada takes one on the button.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamada tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Yamada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Yamada feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Yamada with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Yamada misses.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Yamada slips a jab from Gracie.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie throws a jab when Yamada was well out of range.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamada avoids it really well and circles away.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Yamada lands a head shot.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Yamada.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamada lands a jab to the head.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Yamada tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada takes a shot to the head.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Gracie is trying to push Yamada away but Yamada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie presses Yamada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Yamada is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada had his way with Ricardo Gracie in that round.
That's time! Yamada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yamada jabs at Gracie's body.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Yamada checks it.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Yamada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Nice body kick there by Yamada.
Yamada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Yamada with a jab.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Yamada connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Yamada lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamada. That one must have hurt.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Yamada is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Ricardo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Yamada drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamada.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie lands a takedown into guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamada is retaining full guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Yamada has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ricardo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to stand but Gracie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Yamada maintains control.
Gracie wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Yamada biding his time, looking for the opening.
Yamada has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yamada is looking to control Gracie but Gracie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada!
A very excited looking Kane Yamada rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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